Recorded 1970–1982 Unisex name Peak 1978 27 births

Hillory — unisex name

27 babies named Hillory in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s10
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Hillory was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Hillory in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hillory

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Hillory between 1970 and 1982, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hillory currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Hillory is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1914.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hillory performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hillory shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hillory in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hillory at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

27

Since 1970

13 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1970

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1982

Hillory popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1970

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19821980197919781970 5

Hillory popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1914 (Hillory as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1914 5

Hillory by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 63% of Hillory's all-time total
1970s171980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hillory?
27 babies have been named Hillory since 1970. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Hillory most popular?
Hillory was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Is Hillory a unisex name?
Yes, Hillory is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 27 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Hillory been used?
Hillory has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 13 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Hillory?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hilda, Hillary, Hilary, Hilma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.